Hello Welia, 

On behalf of the Welia Way Team, we invite employees to “The Buzz” (our new semi-annual training event) and to celebrate our 5-Star Achievement. The event will serve as an opportunity for employees to become familiar with each of our Welia Way teams and their purpose. This is also a re-commitment event to the Behaviors of Excellence, which has been given a buzzworthy refresh. This event will be presented in an open house format so staff can attend as their schedules allow. A variety of dates and times are scheduled to accommodate each location and each shift.

They are as follows:

September 13^th, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm in the Mora Meeting Rooms 1, 2, & 3 September 14^th, 6:00 am – 12:00 pm in the Mora Meeting Rooms 1, 2, & 3  September 21^st, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm in Hinckley
September 25^th, 7:30 am – 1:00 pm in the Pine City Ambulance Garage 

Attendance is mandatory, and attending in-person is preferred. However, we understand schedules may not allow in-person participation, therefore, a recorded video presentation following the celebration will be available. A commitment time of 15 minutes is recommended. There will be a drawing for prizes along with cupcakes and refreshments!

We look forward to seeing you at The Buzz event!

Thank you, 

Team Walk This Way 

The Senior Team is excited to announce three new providers joining the Welia Health staff. Please join them in welcoming:

• Dr. Elizabeth Godin, starting in September 2023
  • Emergency Medicine
• Dr. Babitha Kallimel, starting in June 2024
  • Emergency Medicine
• Dr. Brian Geller, starting in July 2024
  • Hematology and Oncology

Find all the information about these new providers under the Senior Team Updates tab found in the blue navigation ribbon.

Thank you to all those who were able to attend the August employee forum. Please reach out to The Voice (EmployeeExperience@welia.org) team with your suggestions and ideas for future forums.

Congratulations to Roxanne Fix and Michele Sullivan for winning a Welia backpack. Please contact Jamie Welton to pick up your gift.

Welia Health will observe the following hours for the Labor Day holiday weekend –

Saturday, September 2 – all locations are open for regularly scheduled hours

Sunday, September 3 –
ED/Hospital – Mora, OPEN, 24/7
Pine City Urgency Services – OPEN, 9AM -7PM
Pine City clinic and community pharmacy – CLOSED
Mora clinic, community pharmacy and eye care center – CLOSED
Hinckley clinic – CLOSED

Monday, September 4 –
ED/Hospital – Mora, OPEN, 24/7
Pine City Urgency Services – OPEN, 9AM -7PM
Pine City clinic and community pharmacy – CLOSED
Mora clinic, community pharmacy and eye care center – CLOSED
Hinckley clinic – CLOSED

Regularly scheduled hours resume Tuesday, September 5 – details can be found here: weliahealth.org/locations/

Happy Labor Day — stay safe!

We are excited to announce that Welia Health has achieved a 5-Star Rating for our Inpatient Patient Experience as well as a 5-Star Overall Rating from CMS!!  A new billboard went up yesterday heading south on Hwy 65 and 23 in Mora.  There will also be a press release and a social media campaign to help us celebrate. You’ll start to see these announcements on Wednesday. 

Internally, we will be celebrating this at our upcoming employee training events for “The Welia Way” scheduled for September 13^th, 14^th, 21^st, and 25^th.  Our Employee Training & Communication Team is busy planning for these events with a variety of dates and times for employees to choose from.

We will keep you posted as more information is finalized regarding the employee training event times!

Please join us in congratulating each of you for the great work you have done to help us achieve the highest star rankings!